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All Aboard for the Football World Cup
Published on 30.06.2009
BG Consulting Engineers is designing the safety plan and sizing the ventilation equipment for the Gautrain rapid rail link in South Africa. The Johannesburg–Pretoria–International Airport railway line will open for the Football World Cup in 2010.
The 80-km route includes about 15 km of underground lines, so there are major challenges to be met. The safety plan must include the means for evacuation as well as emergency access in tunnels and underground stations. The rescue plans and personnel training programmes must also be defined by risk analysis.
Moreover BG is applying its expertise in sanitary and fire ventilation, using powerful digital simulation tools for air flow and thermodynamics.
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